Building a sustainable supply chain An IKEA case study Page 1: Introduction [pic] It is easy to think about the present without considering the future. Consumers want more goods and services to improve their standard of living. The problem is they make choices about goods and services that have long-term consequences for the environment. In our modern world‚ organisations need to show responsibility. This means that they use resources efficiently‚ do not harm the environment and consider how
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Determine Appropriate Uses for Plea-bargaining A plea bargain (“offer”) is an acquiescent in a criminal case whereby the prosecution may offer the defendant the opportunity to plead guilty‚ conventionally to a lesser charge or to the pristine criminal charge with a proposal of a lighter than the maximum sentence. This opportunity sanctions defendants to avoid the risk of a conviction by trial on a more serious charge. This allows a court’s caseloads to be lighter without exhausting resources of
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The case of “The Sole Remaining Supplier” deliberates between what is more important‚ a human beings life or financial loss. During the year 1975‚ doctors across the nation started to implant a new and promising medical technology called pacemakers. It was in its early years; therefore‚ cardiology doctors did not possess the advanced skills needed to install such equipment. A patient’s heartbeat depended solely on these units to survive; however‚ a malfunction from such unit would cause a patient
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EFFICACY OF CONTRACTOR PREQUALIFICATION MODELS MIR FAROOQ ALI CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT KING FAHD UNIVERSITYOF PETROLEUM & MINERALS MAY‚ 2005 In the Name of Allah‚ Most Gracious‚ Most Merciful. KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS DHAHRAN 31261‚ SAUDI ARABIADEANSHIP OF GRADUATE STUDIES This thesis‚ written by MIR FAROOQ ALI under the direction of his thesis advisor and approved by his thesis committee‚ has been presented to and accepted by Dean
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In the nineteenth century‚ China‚ Korea‚ and Japan‚ as well as other Asian nations faced European imperialism. However‚ only Japan transformed its traditional society and became the only country in Asia that had colony outside. In my point of view‚ the Japanese success is depending on determination of the government and the strength of it reform. So what makes Japan have the determination to reform the whole traditional society entirely? Opium War: In 1840‚ Britain started the Opium War
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SM Mall of Asia From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia SM Mall of Asia "No other mall comes close" Location Barangay 76‚ Bay City‚ Pasay‚Philippines Opening date May 21‚ 2006 Developer SM Prime Holdings Management SM Prime Holdings Owner Henry Sy‚ Sr. Architect Arquitectonica No. of anchor tenants 13 Total retail floor area 407‚101 m2 (4‚382‚000 sq ft) No. of floors Main & entertainment buildings: 2 Carpark buildings: 6 Website SM Mall of Asia SM Mall of Asia at SM Prime
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negotiation that I was pleased by was my preparation. This was a very complicated negotiation so the preparation for it was very critical. I really didn’t have many options available to me. I felt going in to the negotiation that I would have very minimal power so my BATNA was to declare bankruptcy. I felt that this was the only card that I could play‚ I knew that Pat would be worried that if I went into bankruptcy he would lose some of the 200k loan that I owed him. My biggest concern going in was that I
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informative signage • Customer service – highly trained sales associates 2. How has TSC’s target customers changed over time? Why? Originally targeted full-time farmers but as the farming industry consolidated‚ the large farms bought directly from supplier bypassing retailers like TSC 3. How vulnerable is TSC to competition? What companies represent its primary competitors? Not very vulnerable because the target segment is not price sensitive or very knowledge about the products it needs. Thus the
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Chapter 2: Southeast Asia Questions 1. The combined effect of what 3 phenomena results in the islands of Southeast Asia being one of the wettest regions in the entire world? Equatorial location‚ pressure systems‚ tectonic activity 2. What became the most important crop in Southeast Asia due to its ability to thrive in the standing water brought by the monsoon rains? Who performs much of the work for this labor-intensive crop in this region? Rice‚ harvested mainly by women 3. Plate tectonic
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Asia has experienced decades of peace and stability with many experts providing competing views as to whether this stability will continue or would it be just the ‘calm before the storm’ as depicted by some experts foreseeing inevitable use of force by Asian states to achieve its respective political means. I intend to provide a brief summary on the argument made by Alagappa in the chapter ‘Introduction: Predictability and Stability Despite Challenges’ of his book ‘Asian Security Order: Instrumental
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